How to create a project in GitLab

For a list of words that are not allowed to be used as project names see the
reserved names.

In your dashboard, click the green New project button or use the plus
icon in the upper right corner of the navigation bar.

This opens the New project page.

Choose if you want start a blank project, or with one of the predefined
Project Templates:
this will kickstart your repository code and CI automatically.
Otherwise, if you have a project in a different repository, you can import it by
clicking on the Import project tab, provided this is enabled in
your GitLab instance. Ask your administrator if not.

Provide the following information:

Enter the name of your project in the Project name field. You can't use
special characters, but you can use spaces, hyphens, underscores or even
emoji.

The Project description (optional) field enables you to enter a
description for your project's dashboard, which will help others
understand what your project is about. Though it's not required, it's a good
idea to fill this in.